This is I think the right place to begin. This trike build started 2 years ago and has been documented on NGW, before I found this site. If it's ok with you I will put up a summary over the next few weeks of the last 2 years, may take some time, and then pick up the build proper.
It started with this. A non-runner, sold with 'electrical problems'. I looked it over, found the throttle slides moved ok, put it in gear and it turned over ok. Otherwise, and as you can see, it looks a right shed. It was advertised near Birmingham. took the Transit down and a bunch of fit lads put it in the back. Bought a crane to get it out and parked it in the garage. It came with the usual piles of plastic, most of which won't go back on. It is a nominal '78 but the engined dates from around '75, recorded miles just 22,000, and the evidence of electrical problems everywhere.
One of seven grandchildren trying it for size.
Started pulling bits off.
and started to make bits up. Spent a lot of happy hours in scrap yards, found loads of good stuff. After a couple of months got the basics together, an industrial calorifier for the tank, holds 5 US gallons. A Morris Minor back axle, and for those who don't know what a Morris Minor is, it was a post war jelly mould with an 845 cc motor and it stayed in production for many years finishing up with about 1100 cc. It was a surprisingly good drive. Designed by Alec Issigonis who went on to do the original Mini, amongst others.
The wheels came from a scrap yard too, 4 Range Rover Sport wheels with excellent tyres. These tyres and the axle ratio of 4:1 gives me a slightly lower driver, about 8%, which is what you would look for when hanging a chair on a bike, by fitting a bigger sprocket.
Building the suspension. I have a 50 ton pipe bender which makes mincemeat out of 1/4 wall tube. Turned up the bushes, threaded them, fitted rose joints and made up the brackets for the axle. Sounds easy now, took months!
More to follow.
It started with this. A non-runner, sold with 'electrical problems'. I looked it over, found the throttle slides moved ok, put it in gear and it turned over ok. Otherwise, and as you can see, it looks a right shed. It was advertised near Birmingham. took the Transit down and a bunch of fit lads put it in the back. Bought a crane to get it out and parked it in the garage. It came with the usual piles of plastic, most of which won't go back on. It is a nominal '78 but the engined dates from around '75, recorded miles just 22,000, and the evidence of electrical problems everywhere.
One of seven grandchildren trying it for size.
Started pulling bits off.
and started to make bits up. Spent a lot of happy hours in scrap yards, found loads of good stuff. After a couple of months got the basics together, an industrial calorifier for the tank, holds 5 US gallons. A Morris Minor back axle, and for those who don't know what a Morris Minor is, it was a post war jelly mould with an 845 cc motor and it stayed in production for many years finishing up with about 1100 cc. It was a surprisingly good drive. Designed by Alec Issigonis who went on to do the original Mini, amongst others.
The wheels came from a scrap yard too, 4 Range Rover Sport wheels with excellent tyres. These tyres and the axle ratio of 4:1 gives me a slightly lower driver, about 8%, which is what you would look for when hanging a chair on a bike, by fitting a bigger sprocket.
Building the suspension. I have a 50 ton pipe bender which makes mincemeat out of 1/4 wall tube. Turned up the bushes, threaded them, fitted rose joints and made up the brackets for the axle. Sounds easy now, took months!
More to follow.